Where does “pallabarro” come from?

pallabarro (Galician) comes from Galician palla, from Portuguese palha, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pallabarro (Galician): wattle and daub

Definitions

  1. wattle and daub

Ancestry of “pallabarro”, step by step

pallabarro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician palla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpallaa straw; straw; chaff
2Portuguesepalhastraw; straw considered collectively; textile...
3Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Galician barro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbarromud; clay; Archaic form of barrio
2Vulgar Latinbarrumclay, mud; accusative singular of barrus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →Every word from Portuguese palha →